Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | St. Hilaire Les Cambrai British Cemetery | Sp. Mem. III. E. 24. Buried near this spot. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.131 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 19B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Edward was born in Hampstead on 22nd February, 1889 to James Edward Newland and Ada Louise (nee Breeze). He married Amy Florence Burn in 1911 in Romford and had 3 children, Amy Dorothy (b.1912), Winifred M (b.1914) and Kenneth Edward (b.1916).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's) Royal Fusiliers |
24th (Service) Battalion (2nd Sportsman's) Formed in London on 20 November 1914 by E.Cunliffe-Owen. June 1915 : attached to 99th Brigade, 33rd Division. Landed at Boulogne in November 1915. 13 December 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade in 2nd Division. |
| Action : The Final Advance in Picardy |
17 October - 11 November 1918. The final stage of the British advance saw them cross the Selle and the Sambre rivers as the relentless pressure was kept on the retreating Germans. By the 11th November 1918 the British army had returned to Mons, where it all started for them back in August 1914 when it made its first contact with the Germans, and where the war stopped when the Armistice was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
Detail :
2nd Lieutenant, Edward Albert Newland, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Killed in action, 23 October 1918
His death is announced in the Gloucester Citizen 27th November, 1918 a fortnight having passed since Armistice... "ROLL OF HONOUR. Second-Lieut. E.A. Newland. - With great regret we have to announce the death in action on October 23rd, of Sec.-Lieut. E. A. Newland, of the Royal Fusiliers. Lieut. Newland was the secretary of the City Equitable Fire Insurance Company at the head office, with which company he had been associated from its inception, and had previously held an important position with the Consolidated Assurance Company."
As well as the war memorial at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, he is commemorated on the In Memories website where his portrait image can be found.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lewis No. 1185 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th April 1916 | 15th July 1916 | 21st September 1916 |
Listed as a 29 year old Company Secretary from Muswell Hill at the time of initiation in 1916. His contribution record shows "Killed Oct '18."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley